阅读理解。 |
As prices and building costs keep rising, the "do-it-yourself" (DIY) trend (趋势) in the U. S. continues |
1. We can learn from the text that many newly married people ____. |
A. find it hard to pay for what they need B. have to learn to make their own furniture C. take DIY courses run by the government D. seldom go to a department store to buy things |
2. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _____. |
A. run a DIY shop B. make or repair things C. save time and money D. improve the quality of life |
3. When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim _____. |
A. makes shoes at his home B. does extra work at night C. does his own car and home repairs D. keeps house and looks after his children |
4. Jim Hatfield decided to become a "do-it-yourselfer" when _____. |
A. his car repairs cost too much B. the car repair class was not helpful C. he could not possibly do two jobs D. he had to raise the children all by himself |
5. What would be the best title of the text? |
A. The Joy of DIY B. You Can Do It Too! C. Welcome to Our DIY Course! D. Ross and Hatfield: Believers in DIY |